Packaging-machine



W. A. MOONEY. PACKAGING MACHINE.

APPLICATION man ocT. 20, 1920.

1 ,401,273. Patented Dec. 27, 1921.

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/ V A TTORNEYS W. A. MOONEY.

PACKAGING MACHlNE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 20, 1920.

1 ,401,273. Patented Dec. 27, 1921.

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a 710 f fl ATTORNEYJ UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM A. MOONEY, 0F RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD T0WILLIAM I. MAYO, OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

PACKAGING-MACHINE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 27, 1921.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. MOONEY, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Richmond, in the countyof Henrico and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Packaging- Machines; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in machines for packagingcigarettes and more particularly to means for controlling the feed ofthe cigarettes,--one object of the invention being to provide simple andefficient means for stopping the feed of cigarettes when the wrappingfoil for the packages breaks or becomes distorted or when a cigarettebreaks; my improvements being such as to enable the operator to use bothhands in readjusting the foil.

A further object is to so construct the feed belt operating andcontrolling devices that said belt may be readily adjusted to a small orto any necessary degree to take up slack when the cigarettes fail to lieproperly on said belt.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction and combinations of parts as hereinafterset forth and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portionof a cigarette packaging machine. Fig. 2 is a view at right angles toFig. 1, and Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are detail views.

1 represents a suitable frame upon which a hopper 2 is mounted and thelatter con tains a feed wheel 3,-al1 of whi h may be of any preferredconstruction. Wheels 4, 5, are mounted at respective ends of thehorizontal portion of frame 1 and a feed belt 6 passes over these wheelsso as to be disposed in position to receive cigarettes from the hopper2. A shaft 7 on which the feed belt wheel 5 is located, has securedthereto a toothed clut h member 8 to cooperate with a similar clutchmember 9 mounted loosely on the shaft. These clutch members are providedwith a considerable number of teeth (each of said members having, preferably, about forty teeth), for a purpose hereinafter explained. Theclutch member 9 is rigid with one end of a sleeve 10 mounted freely onthe projecting end portion of the shaft '7 and at one end carries asprocket wheel 11. T he shaft 7 projects beyond the outer end of thesleeve 10 and is provided with a head 12 between which latter and theend of the sleeve, :1 spring 13 is located to normally press said sleevein a direction to cause engagement of the clutch member 9 with theclutch member 8. The sleeve 10 is provided with a groove 14 whichreceives the forked upper end of a shift lever 1.5, the lower end of thelatter being pivotally connected with a bracket 16 projecting from thelower portion of the framework.

The lower or depending portion of the framework 1 provides a chute 17through which the cigarettes, discharged from the feed belt, areconveyed to the packaging receptacle (not shown).

A stop device 18 is pivotally supported by the depending portion of theframework and comprises two arms 19, 19, connected together at one endand at their free flaring ends provided with pins 20 to enter the lowerportion of the chute 17 to stop passage of cigarettes to the packagingdevices when the wrapping foil becomes broken or dis rupted. The stopdevice 18 also includes a cross member 21 having sockets in its ends toreceive the pointed inner ends of screws 22 passing through the walls ofthe depending portion of the framework and in this mannor the said stopdevice is pivotally supported. The stop device 18 is also formed With anupwardly projecting arm 23 which may be integral with the arms 19. Theupwardly projecting arm 23 of the stop device normallyrests against oneside of a cam block 24 secured to a shaft 25.mounted in the dependingportion of the framework and the pins 20 carried by the depending arms19 of the stop device are normally disposed in the position shown inFig. 1. The shaft 25 is provided at one end with a hand lever 26 andnear its outer end a cam 27 is secured in position to engage the shiftlever 15.

It sometimes happens that the cigarettes will not be properly spaced onthe feed belt and may get out of proper relation to each other and inorder to remedy this, it is necessary to move the feed belt by hand. Forthis purpose the shaft 7 is provided with a hand wheel 28 and byproviding clutch members, such as 8-9, with a large number of smallteeth, the feed belt may be moved slightly (corresponding to thethickness of a single cigarette or it may be moved any necessary greaterdistance.

The feed belt is driven by sprocket chain from any convenient source ofpower, passing; over the sprocket wheel 11.

l' -Jhen the wrapping foil becomes broken, distorted or misplaced, theoperator will move the shaft 25 by means of the hand lever 26 and thiwill cause coiiperation of the cam block at with the upwardly projectmgarm 23 of the stop device 18 to so operate said step device as to causethe pins 20 to enter the chute 1'7 and thus stop the further passage ofi -g'arettes from said chute to the packaging crevices. The sameoperation of the shaft 25 will cause the cam 27 to turn and, byengagement of said cam with the shaft lever 15, the latter will becaused to move outwardly and shift the sleeve 10 on the shaft 7, thusseparating the clutch memher 9 from the clutch member 8 and stopping theoperation of the feed belt.

Various slight changes might be made in the details of construction ofmy invention without departing from the spirit thereof or limiting itsscope and hence I do not wish to restrict myself to the precise detailsherein set forth.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters-Patent, is:

1. In a packaging machine, the combination with a feed belt and a chute,of a stopdevice cooper-able with the chute, clutch devices for the feedbelt, and manually operable means cooperable with said stop device andsaid clutch devices for operating both simultaneously.

2. In a packaging machine, the combination with a feed belt, clutchdevices for controlling the operation of the same, and a chute, of astop device coiiperable with the chute and having an arm, a manuallyoperable shaft, a device carried by said shaft, and cooperable with saidarm of the stop device for operating the latter, and means forcontrolling the operation of said clutch devices.

3. In a packaging machine, the combination with a feed belt, clutchdevices for the same, a shift lever for said clutch devices, and a chuteto receive articles from said feed belt, of a stop device cob'perablewith said chute, a manually operable shaft provided with a part tooperate said stop device, and a cam carried by said shaft for operatingthe shift lever to stop the feed belt when said step de 'ice isOPCTZttQLl.

4-. In a packaging, machine, the con'ibination with a feed belt, a chuteto receive articles therefrom, and a. shaft carrying one of the wheelsfor the feed belt, of a sleeve mounted loose on said shaft, a clutchmember carried by said sleeve and having a multiplicity of teeth, aclutch member secured to said shaft and having a multiplicity of teethto mesh with the teeth of the first men tioncd clutch member, a.manually operable member secured to said shaft, manually operable meansfor shifting: said sleeve and clutch member thereon. and means on saidsleeve to receive a driving member.

In a packaging; machine. the combination with a frame having ahorizontal and depending portion, a feed belt mounted in the horizontalportion of said :lrame, and a depending chute in the depending portionof said frame. of a shaft carryingone of the wheels for the feed belt,driving means, clutch devices between said driving means and said shaft,:1 stop device pivot ally mounted in the depending); portion of theframe and having a plurality of arms provided with stop pins to entersaid chute, a manually operable shaft, a cam on said shaft for operatingsaid stop device, a shift lever for the clutch devices, and a camcarried by said manually operable shaft for operating said shift levers.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

IVILLIAM A. M()( )NEY. lVitnesses E. V. FANIsHoL'r, ISABELLE IIARRISON.

